Let a,b,c positive real numbers such that a+b+c=1. Prove that: (a+1)2a(1−a)+(b+1)2b(1−b)+(c+1)2c(1−c)≥8(ab+bc+ca). When does equality hold?
Solution
Since a+b+c=1, we have a+1=2a+b+c and 1−a=b+c. Hence we have the equivalent inequality (2a+b+c)2a(b+c)+(2b+c+a)2b(c+a)+(2c+a+b)2c(a+b)≥8(ab+bc+ca) From the inequality of arithmetic and geometric mean we get: 2a+b+c≥22a(b+c) and therefore (2a+b+c)2a(b+c)≥2(2a(b+c))(1) Similarly we have (2b+c+a)2b(c+a)≥2(2b(c+a))(2), (2c+a+b)2c(a+b)≥2(2c(a+b))(3). Summing by parts (1), (2) and (3) we get the wanted inequality. The equality holds if and only if 2a=b+c,2b=c+a,2c=a+b⇔a=b=c=31.
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